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I thought it was "our" refrigerator?!?! top Jump more, post less!

"Guess we have to teach you the meaning of the word respect!" top No need Ms. Smails, I looked it up on Wikipedia. Here's what it said: "Organized crime syndicates such as the Mafia and the Yakuza also rely on an ethic of respect for superiors." Is this team an organized crime syndicate? What am I getting myself in to? You can expect to learn some world-class Canopy Formation flying, jumping some of the most modern equipment. You can expect to make betweeen ten and twenty jumps a weekend, when you are there. You can expect to watch hours of video studying how people can make their canopies do things you can't even imagine, when you are not there. You can expect to learn to fly camera from one of the best air-to-air camera guys around. You can expect to laugh at yourself and your teammates routinely for doing silly things, drunk or sober. You can expect to cook, clean, pack, rig, tote gear, run to the aircraft, fight for packing space, cry that you are too sore to jump anymore, be harangued for being a wuss, be too drunk to stand up, to hungover to care, and deal with being the FNG. Most of all, you can expect the time of your life! Did you get all that, or do I have to use a bigger font! top Jump more, post less!

Your first weekend of team practice is going to be rough! In the air and on the ground.... top Really - I mean no disrespect Ms. Smails. "Guess we have to teach you the meaning of the word respect!" top Jump more, post less!

I'm NOT judge Smail's wife! top I am really very sorry - I had no idea that you and the judge had split up! Your first weekend of team practice is going to be rough! In the air and on the ground.... top Jump more, post less!

Now dont be jealous - I already promised I'd loofa your stretch marks later on... I'm NOT judge Smail's wife! top Jump more, post less!

Would you like your foot massage before or after dinner??? What happened to "during?" top Jump more, post less!

And you are the one shooting yourself! Character suicide? top Jump more, post less!

Please believe me. No one who is saying these things WANTS to be your friend. We (or at least I am) think that you are acting like an extreme pain in the ass in a DZ training situation. People who train jumpers see this type come along now and then, and they dread it. Their livelihood relies on safely training folks and teaching them to perform under pressure. You have demonstrated that you cave under the most mild of conditions, and require extreme care and tenderness that is all but impossible unless you hire your own personal instructor. And even in that case, you will probably lose the first few due to frustration with your shit. Is that plain enough for you ? I don't train students, so I don't care if you stay in the sport or not. I'm just thinking of many friends who are hard-working instructors, who I would not like to see saddled with you as a student. Sadly, Kevin is sugar-coating it! Loves, how do you know you didn't have a piece of equipment snagged on the plane, a pilot chute half out and your Instructor was trying to relocate it when you suddenly moved, maybe when you jumped up to switch seats you slammed you Instructor against the top blukhead? You do not even know what you don't know. Your vision is small and your world is smaller, that is what students do, but maybe your Instructor had a larger view than you and was trying to keep you safe. You don't know, you haven't discussed it with your Instructor, you just ran off and found a kindler, gentler one. And complained about your treatment publicly. And wondered why so many people here think you might be the problem. And probably still don't have a clue. And the advice below is really for you! top Jump more, post less!

Do NOT make me post the video of the dance..... top Jump more, post less!

Wait a minute, that was retaliation for a crotch shot you gave me! Don't go play victim because your nutbag got dented in the aftermath.... You just better hope Sharon doesn't start posting! top Jump more, post less!

Oh! And if it was your "first same-sex kiss," then you owe beer!!!!!!!! top Jump more, post less!

Yes! Yes! So, STFU and jump ya big wuss! Besides, you haven't paid any team dues yet, have you?!?! top Jump more, post less!

Frank, I would never question YOUR judgement! (cuz there isn't a sarcasm button!) top Jump more, post less!

I'm over 65 too. Just returned from the first ever wingsuit 25-way vertical diamond. www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2108629&id=1310705011&page=5 BEER!!!! top Jump more, post less!

Gary Peters is over 65 and has still competes regularly on Redline CRW Team. Some years we make 500 practice jumps! He's on a JFX 96 also. Not sure how many round jumps he's got, but he does have over 5000 crw jumps over at least 25 years. I'm sure some he ended up on a round! I think that also qualifies as old and bold! top Jump more, post less!

I thought I was your favorite part! Jump more, post less!

At your experience level, I would repack it. Give you a chance to refamiliarize yourself with your gear, inspect things, and make sure everything is where you left it. Yes, repacking is a PITA, but so is stomping through the fields looking for a freebag.... top Jump more, post less!

I was thinking he could be cast as Vin's Character's Brother in any movie he does. XXXX? top Jump more, post less!

I would bet it would cover any demos as well. That would mean you would need to get FAA permission and INDOT permission to do a demo in the state. Probably even if you are doing a free demo, it could be considered a skydiving business. I'll send this Randy Ottinger's way at USPA HQ, he probably has some very sound arguments against this bill. top Jump more, post less!

Can be taken in sooo many ways! top Jump more, post less!

The original hook up system for tandems. You just smashed the instructor and student together to fit in one harness! top Jump more, post less!

Rotes, two-way, sequential? What are you looking to pay? top Jump more, post less!

Yeah, but you will be licking the wrong side! top Jump more, post less!

They became BORED skydivers... As in, "they bored into the earth?" top Jump more, post less!

So the deadbeat dad slaps his kids a couple times, gets visitation revoked, and never has to pay child support again? Blues, Dave You can always put in an "up to 90% and then it's huge child support," or some other monetary penalty. Most family court business is not about the children, its about the money. You can have all the provisos and whatnot on the court order, but in this (CA) state the only one that gets enforced by the state is the child support. You take the money out of the equation, and the parents will be arguing that their kids don't spend enough time at the other one's house! top Jump more, post less!